The John Muir Trust has joined with author Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris to promote their new book ‘The Lost Words’, an enchanting collaboration that conjures back to glorious life some natural words fading from usage, and create resources for use in schools and education settings. A Literacy & Nature Resource Guide has been produced by the John Muir Trust offering inspiration and actions for anyone undertaking their own journey to discover the links between literacy and nature. This is set to complement a case study featuring a range of examples created through John Muir Award involvement. You can find out more on the John Muir Trust website

The John Muir Trust has joined with author Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris to promote their new book ‘The Lost Words’, an enchanting collaboration that conjures back to glorious life some natural words fading from usage, and create resources for use in schools and education settings. A Literacy & Nature Resource Guide has been

Without doubt, Inverpolly is one of Scotland and the UK's last true wilderness areas. It's the name given to a large area of western Sutherland in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans. For many years the area was a designated National Nature Reserve but since 2004, the designation has been limited to the area of Knockan Crag. Most of Inverpolly forms part of the 400 km2 Assynt Estate, with major peaks in the area including one of Scotland's most distinctive mountains, Suilven, along with the no less impressive Stac Pollaidh and Cul Mòr. At the heart of Inverpolly lies Loch Sionascaig and Loch Veyatie, both accessible by canoe or kayak offering some stunning canoe touring for those with a real sense of adventure and need for getting away from the crowds. If you consider that this area of Scotland has rocks dating back almost as far back as the we can go geologically, this area has got lots to offer the geologist as well as those seeking a natural playground. If you take the iconic Suilven as an example of what you might find, its steep slopes are formed of Torridonian sandstone, sitting on a landscape of Lewisian Gneiss. The surrounding rocks were eroded during an episode of glaciation leaving Suilven poking above the level of the ice sheet, known as a nunatak. The flow of ice then created the distinctive narrow teardrop plan, while carving and scouring the vertical sides of the mountain. It really needs to be seen to appreciate how great a mountain this really is. From the coast to the west Suilven looks like a large grey pillar, hence the name which it was given by sea-borne Vikings.

Without doubt, Inverpolly is one of Scotland and the UK’s last true wilderness areas. It’s the name given to a large area of western Sutherland in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans. For many years the area

A graphic novel about the conservationist John Muir has been distributed to schools all over Scotland to spread the word about his legacy. The book, with illustrations by William Goldsmith, is entitled John Muir - Earth-Planet, Universe and is aimed at pupils in years S1-S3. Produced by the Scottish Book Trust to tie in with the centenary of John Muir's death, and the opening of the 215km John Muir Way between Helensburgh and and his birthplace, Dunbar, the free book looks at how he developed his love of nature in Scotland before emigrating to the United States, where he pioneered the establishment of national parks. Its author Julie Bertagna, said:"There's a lot of appeal in the story of a Scottish boy from Dunbar who grew up to be a world famous global explorer and adventurer, an American hero who ended up on stamps and coins, with all sorts of places and things named after him, from mountains to millipedes. As a youngster, John was a real wild spirit who escaped every moment he could from school-work and bible studies to roam outdoors, getting in scraps and all sorts of mischief. Dunbar is where his love of nature began so we've included funny, quirky stories from his early life that proved a real hit when we trialled the book in schools across Scotland. Young people are deeply interested in the future and as the first modern environmentalist John Muir speaks to them about the kind of world they want - and don't want - to live in." With the support of Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Eco-Schools Scotland programme, a class set of 24 copies has been sent to every secondary school in the country. A pdf version is available to download from www.scottishbooktrust.com/johnmuir, along with teaching support notes and ideas

A graphic novel about the conservationist John Muir has been distributed to schools all over Scotland to spread the word about his legacy. The book, with illustrations by William Goldsmith, is entitled John Muir – Earth-Planet, Universe and is aimed at pupils in years S1-S3. Produced by the Scottish Book Trust to tie in with